Charles Darwin’s ideas of natural selection were applied by some to society, culture, and economics. This was often used to explain and justify economic and political inequalities.
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The Populist Movement
By the 1890s, a new political force emerged which attempted to combine the interests of rural, western farmers and the industrial laborers of the cities.
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Labor Unrest
During the 1890s, an unprecedented number of strikes and labor actions shook the United States. Few were bigger than the Pullman Strike of 1893. Below are two points of view from both George Pullman and the striking workers.
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Fashion, Pop Culture, and Gender
During the 1920s, American culture became increasingly centered on mass media (including records, radio, and movies) and mass consumption (devices to play records and listen to radio, fashionable clothes, and a more expensive, more extensive selection of automobiles).
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